The Pen is Mightier ...

Tim Potts ...... of the activist group Democracy Rising has written to let us know that he intends to register as a lobbyist with the state Senate. Potts, along with Barry Kauffman of Common Cause held a press conference this morning to call on the House to adopt a lobbyist disclosure bill that cleared the Senate back in April and then a House committee in June. It has languished ever since.Potts told us he had chosen to register with the Senate, which is the only governmental body that requires any sort of lobbying disclosure, because he wanted to "avoid the appearance of impropriety," even though he views himself more as a citizen/activist than a big-bucks lobbyist.

Meanwhile ...Manchester United are all even at 1-1 with an injury-hobbled Benfica. Read the minute-by-minute play here.Have we mentioned how irritated we're going to be if United tank this one?